Considered one of the professions mástressors in the world, we leave with you the guía to be a Tr ControlleráI'm theéprisoner focused on Ecuador.

Currently, aircraft operate in spaceséinmates very congested and under the control of an ATC unit – Air Traffic Controller, to avoid major conflictsátraffic and avoid collisions between them there is the Traffic Controlleránsito Aéreo, who requires concentrationón, análysis, sangre fría and perfectionón to fulfill his job of great responsibility, southíAt a global level, the 20 from October of each toñO.

The DGAC throughés of the Directionón of Navigationón AéArea and ManagementóTransit number Aéreo ATM, According to the need for personnel at the airports, they schedule training courses.ón for ATC, These courses are convened by the T-SchooléAviation technologyón Civil ETAC a través of print media, páETAC website and among others.

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¿CóHow to be a Tr Controlleránsito Aéreo?

Paso 1 – Beginning of the courses

Driver courses do not start allñand they are not regular either. That is why you should be aware of the ETAC announcements of the opening of new groups of applicants..

These start or open, themselvesún the need for ATCs in Ecuador.

Paso 2 – Formationón of Controllers Aéprisoners

La misióThe purpose of the course is to train new traffic controllersánsito aéprisoner who receive trainingón clearly aeroáutica in a wayórica y prátactics by using the integrated traffic simulatoránsito aéreo.

The study program for this course has a durationón of 10 consecutive months with an acad loadélittle of 40 weekly hours, of which, 7 months the virtual simulator of the ETAC is developed, plus three of práprofessional ethics at airports máimportant s of the país, after which the student willá acquired the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to performñair traffic control activitiesáI'm theéprisoner in an airódromo and in spaceéreo of its jurisdictionón and responsibility.

Paso 3 – Subjects

The table of subjects and hours of study are as follows:

Paso 4 – Práctic

The part prátactical is extremely demanding in which complex exercises are created that include aircraft emergencies, runway incursions, communications failures among others, It is in this phase that many applicants do not meet the required profile for Air Controller.ódromo and are automatically eliminatedáethically.

Paso 5 – Requirements for performanceñar functions

• Pass the knowledge testórich with a percentage míseventy-five percent encouragement (75%).
• Comply with the periods míencouragement of experienceáethics established for this purpose, in the RDAC 065; to whom this procedure is governed.
• Comply or accredit a performanceñor satisfactory in the pr experience phaseáctic.
• Completion of the Expertise Examination.

Requirements to be a Tr ControlleráI'm theéreo

General:

To enter this course, a selection is previously made.ónumber of applicants who must meet the following requirements for registrationón:

1. Being Ecuadorian by birth.
2. Aged between 18 and 25 años.
3. Tíbachelor's degree in any specialty.
4. Certificationóknowledge of the English languageés.

The applicants selected as pre – approved for the training courseón dutyán comply with the following:

1. Meet the general requirements.
2. Comply with the registration processón.
3. Pass the Pre-selection examón of:
   1. General culture
   2. Exact Sciences
   3. visualés
4. Pass the personal interview.

Médicos:

1. Pass the examégeneral doctor at CEMAC.
2. Approve the exesáless psychoólogics in the CEMAC.

¿CuáI don't want to be a Tr Controlleránsito Aéreo?

The course has a cost, which has to be reimbursed to the accounts of the Directorateón General of Aviationón Civil, provided that the applicant is disqualified for academic reasonséfriends or disciplinary.

¿CuáI don't want a Tr Controlleránsito Aéreo?

The income of an Air Controlleródromo están based according to the scaleón salary for the p sectorúwar that has an approximate beginning of $800 until the $2.300 dóhomes, varying secún the airport and the specialty.

¿It is fácil to become and be a Traffic Controlleránsito Aéreo?

Like every professionóaround aviationón, a true calling is requiredón and love towards what one does.

Rotating schedules and high stress levelsés convert to this professionón in a career not suitable for everyone, but that is personally rewarding.

Éprofession staón isá in the behind cáindustry gangséreassuring and rarely appreciated or grateful, but that your responsibility, it's the same stratumélogical and demanding than that of a pilot in the cockpit of an airplaneón.